Mathematics at Texas State University

Every mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the math program at Texas State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and has a total student population of 37,812. Of the 7,822 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas State University in 2021, 29 of them were mathematics majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

Texas State Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math
• Master’s Degree in Math

Texas State Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at Texas State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The math major at Texas State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mathematics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	42
Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	87
Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	115

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in math from Texas State. This makes it the #87 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Math Graduates from Texas State Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas State is $46,466. This is 8% higher than $43,164, which is the national average for all math bachelor's degree recipients.

Math Student Demographics at Texas State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the math majors at Texas State University.

Texas State Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Texas State since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at Texas State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its math bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas State University with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Texas State Mathematics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 math majors earned their master's degree from Texas State. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women.

In the math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas State University with a master's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Texas State also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Mathematical Science Professors	4,780	$83,460
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Statisticians	1,860	$84,940

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.